| Postcode | IV17 0QW |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Alness |
| Nearest station | Alness (0 km) |
| Bus stops |
Highland Hospice Shop (W)
Library (E)
Royal Bank of Scotland (E)
County Carpets (W)
Taxi Office ()
Academy (NE)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 10 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 57.695444 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -4.25641 | |
| Easting | 265605 | |
| Northing | 869530 | |
| Grid reference | NH656695 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 425107 6395497 | |
| what3words | expansion.spelling.examiner | |
| FixPhrase | cupcake lumpiness surface underarm | |
| Plus code | 9C9QMPWV+5C | |
| Altitude | 24 metres (79 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 5:13 | |
| Sunset (today) | 21:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 1.5 KMs (0.9 miles) |
| Ward | Cromarty Firth | S13002995 |
|---|---|---|
| Council Area | Highland | S12000017 |
| Constituency (2024) | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | S14000069 |
| MP | Jamie Stone | Liberal Democrat |
| Police force | Scotland | |
| Water company | Scottish Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland | S92000003 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | July 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 5 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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| Rural/urban | Remote small town | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00162548 | |
| Census output area (2011) | S00118812 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Alness - 08 | S01010739 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Alness | S02002020 |
| Travel to work area | Alness and Invergordon | S22000048 |